Movie Cliches

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Movies set in the coldest freezing cold place in the world....and yet there aren't any foggy breaths from the mouths of any of the characters. It's ridiculous.

So true! I always notice this.

My contribution: Everytime a man and woman have sex in a movie, they both climax at the same time. Yeah, it happens in real life sometimes but come on...

[foxyepicurean]

Everytime a man and woman have sex in a movie, they both climax at the same time. Yeah, it happens in real life sometimes but come on...

What are you talking about? This always happens in real life. In fact, movie sex is always exactly like real life sex. In addition to always finishing together, real life sex includes:

--Overwhelming passion & emotion, not 15 minutes while the kids are napping
--Attractively mussed hair, never a snarled freakshow
--Meaningful gazing into partner's eyes
--All action taking place under the sheets (R and higher ratings excluded)
--Alluringly glistening skin, never a sweaty mess
--No awkward discussions of state of health or birth control
--Woman on top gracefully managing to keep her beautiful wavy locks out of her partner's face
--Romantic post-coital cuddling
--Sweet conversations and declarations of sexual prowess/enjoyment


If every sexual encounter you've ever had did not feature all of the above, your sex life sucks and your partner is a loser. Time to dump 'em!

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Another thing with movie sex... If the guy tries to get romantic with his wife or girlfriend and she says she's too tired or not in the mood, that means she's a b**** and will be rightfully replaced by the end of the movie. On the other hand, if the guy starts making moves on the woman and -- no matter what -- she's on the exact same wave-length and eagerly takes him up on it, that means she's good and that their relationship is stable.

I guess the exception is when the woman initiates the sex very aggressively and overwhelms the guy -- That's when she's a ho.

[Hamatron]

The token (generally sexless) gay friend in romantic comedies-- at the end of the flick the guy will either vaguely pair up with the one other randomly gay character at a party (usually by giving the other gay person a comically meaningful double-take-- "Oh wow! You like dudes too?") because anytime two gay people are in a room they are obligated to be attracted to each other because there are only two gay people in the metropolitan city the movie is taking place in (in some movies gay can be replaced with ethic or fat).

If the gay person doesn't have someone to vaguely pair up, they will dance with the pretty female lead that ended up single at the end too. 'Cause if the lead ain't getting laid by the end of the movie, none of her damn friends are either.

[emersende]

When females try on clothing, they always come out of the dressing room and strike a pose. There is usually upbeat music playing during this scene. They never seem to talk to each other during this time, either.

Except when each person comes out of the dressing room, their friends need to shake their heads and frown, or smile and cheer if the outfit is right.

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Also about movie sex; feel free to do it anywhere, anytime, no matter what you're wearing. Then go about your business. All you have to do when done is straighten your clothes and go about your business, and you'll be fine. No trip running to the bathroom to clean up is ever necessary.

[marywebgirl]

poorfrances, that's one of the many things I liked about Three Kings. After the reporter has sex with George Clooney there's a big wet stain on her pants.

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I saw a snippet of some movie the other day and saw this cliche: The woman receives some shocking news. She's hunched over with her back to the camera, shuddering, and seems to be crying uncontrollably. People are hovering around her sympathetically. Then she looks up and it turns out she's not crying at all -- She's shuddering with laughter.

The flip side of the cliche is when someone's insisting everything's okay. They laugh and laugh, then abruptly the laughter disolves into tears.

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The Elizabethtown trailer is making me think of the whole cliche of standing in the rain. There's a shot of Orlando in the trailer and he's in some hall and the sprinklers are on and everyone scurries out of the way but Orlando stands there with this arms out looking straight up like he's so refreshingly OK now that mere water does not bother him.

What other movies is this in? I know I've seen it before. Right now all I can think of is Shawshank.

No one ever does this. NO one ever stands in the rain all like "Yeah! The RAIN! Water feels NICE" No. Water feels cold. And wet. Cover yourself and scurry away.

[slanderous]

Maybe it's a cliche inherited from Singin' in the Rain -- he's so in love, so freed by his love, that he doesn't mind the rain at all. But yeah, that annoyed me in the Elizabethtown trailer too.

At least in Shawshank Redemption the rain helped to wash away the shit he just crawled through.